Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) has announced that its Airport Cargo Community System (ACS) is now live at the GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) in India.

The platform aims to enhance efficiency, streamline procedures, and automate communication with stakeholders at the Airport’s cargo complex.

In a statement, Kale said the new system seamlessly connects airports, cargo ground handlers, transporters, freight forwarders, customs brokers, airlines, importers/exporters and customs on a common and highly secured cloud-based IT platform.

Paperless trade

"The system is targeted towards promoting paperless trade with trade documentation now done online and ease of doing business," Kale said.

With this, Kale noted that it is now actively engaging at 100+ airport cargo stations worldwide.

GHIAL is the fourth busiest Airport in India in terms of passenger traffic and is India's first greenfield Airport.

One of the most notable aspects of the airport's cargo terminal is the pharma zone which is temperature-controlled.

It is also the second airport in southern India to implement ACS to boost its cargo throughput.

"With the deployment of Kale's ACS, the airport will realise a significant improvement in cargo volumes and let the airport emerge as a hub for innovative activities," Kale said in the announcement.

Moreover, it added that this deployment with a 100% adoption rate would enable the airport to set sustainability benchmarks for airports globally.

"GMR Hyderabad is a special milestone for us, it is the 100th air cargo station we signed last year. We have 99% adoption with go-live, which speaks volumes about the efficacy of the ACS platform and its benefits. We are happy to assist the GMR Group with its digital transformation," said Vineet Malhotra, co-founder and director of Kale Logistics Solutions.

"Our airport cargo community system is gradually becoming the default choice for all airports, not only in India but also in North America. With these deployments, we expect to witness a significant transformation in the air cargo industry," he added, noting that the Kale has more airports in the pipeline that will go live with its flagship community platform.

"The future looks bright for us and the air cargo industry," Malhotra added.

Kale's Cargo Community Systems is one of the most comprehensive systems, which connects the Airport ecosystem to simplify, standardise and modernise connectivity as well as information flow throughout the value chain.